S.L. 1969-922

1969 SESSION

CHAPTER 922

HOUSE BILL 1238

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY SHALL BE THE COUNTY MANAGER, TO SET HIS SALARY, TO SET THE SALARY OF THE SHERIFF AND HIS DEPUTIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. The Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of Transylvania County, in addition to his duties as provided by law as Chairman of said Board of Commissioners, shall be manager for the County of Transylvania, and as such manager is vested with and shall have the duties and authority as set out in G.S. 153-121 and shall have the additional duties and authority, as follows:

(1) To hold weekly office hours in the office of the County Commissioners and to make these hours open and known to the public.

(2) To inspect periodically buildings, roads and other public facilities for which the County of Transylvania is in part or in whole responsible.

(3) The right to vote on all matters coming before the Board.

Sec. 2. The Chairman of said Board of Commissioners, for his services as Chairman and as County Manager, shall receive a salary of thirty-five hundred dollars ($3,500.00) per year, payable in equal monthly installments.

Sec. 3. Beginning with the next general county election, any person desiring to become Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners shall file and run for the office of Chairman and the ballots for the primary and general elections shall be prepared to indicate those persons seeking the office of Chairman.

Sec. 4. The Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners shall receive from the county eight cents (8c) per mile for the operation of his automobile while engaged in official business, provided that such payments shall not exceed four hundred dollars ($400.00) in any fiscal year.

Sec. 5. The sheriff of Transylvania County shall receive an annual salary of sixty-five hundred dollars ($6,500.00), payable monthly, provided that upon successful completion of the course provided for in Section 11, the sheriff shall receive a salary of seventy-two hundred dollars ($7,200.00) provided that if he fails to successfully complete the course of training as provided in Section 11 hereof, his salary shall be six thousand five hundred dollars ($6,500.00) per annum.

Sec. 6. The sheriff shall be furnished on or before July 1, 1970, by the county a car for official use and the county shall pay for the upkeep thereof, including fuel and maintenance.

Sec. 7. The sheriff's deputies shall furnish their own car and shall receive from the county one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) per month for the operation and maintenance thereof.

Sec. 8. All vehicles of the sheriff's office shall be clearly marked as law enforcement vehicles and shall be equipped with siren and blue light and radio.

Sec. 9. The sheriff and all deputies shall be furnished, by the county, two sets of uniforms each year and the sheriff and all deputies shall wear uniforms during hours of duty.

Sec. 10. Two deputies shall be added on July 1, 1969, to the present number of deputies in the sheriff's office.

Sec. 11. The sheriff and all deputies shall attend and successfully complete, at county expense, by December 31, 1969, the 60- hour basic training course for small law enforcement agencies given by the Special Education Division of the Department of Community Colleges; provided that, if said course is not available on or before December 31, 1969, the County Commissioners may designate a substitute course to be taken and successfully completed, at county expense, on or before said date.

On and after January 1, 1970, all sheriffs and deputies shall, within six months of taking office, successfully complete, at county expense, the basic training course, or alternate course, herein provided for.

No jailer or secretary in the office of the sheriff shall be required to take the course herein provided for.

Sec. 12. On and after July 1, 1969, each deputy sheriff shall receive a salary of four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) per annum, payable in equal monthly installments; provided that upon the successful completion of the course provided for in Section 11, each deputy sheriff shall receive an annual salary of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) payable monthly.

On and after July 1, 1969, the chief deputy shall receive a salary of forty-five hundred dollars ($4,500.00) per annum, payable in equal monthly installments; provided that upon the successful completion of the course provided for in Section 11, the chief deputy sheriff shall receive an annual salary of fifty-five hundred dollars ($5,500.00) payable monthly.

On failure of any deputy sheriff to successfully complete the course provided for in Section 11 within the time therein prescribed, such deputy sheriff shall have his salary reduced to three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500.00) per year, payable monthly.

Sec. 13. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed, except Chapters 180, 358 and 717, Session Laws of 1969.

Sec. 14. This Act shall be in full force and effect on July 1, 1969.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 19th day of June, 1969.